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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈnjuːsˌpeɪpə/, /ˈnjuːzˌpeɪpə/
- (General American) enPR: n(y)o͞oz'pāpər, IPA(key): /ˈn(j)uzˌpeɪpɚ/
Audio (US) (file) - Hyphenation: news‧pa‧per
Noun[edit]
newspaper (countable and uncountable, plural newspapers)
- (countable) A publication, usually published daily or weekly and usually printed on cheap, low-quality paper, containing news and other articles.
- 1922, P. B. M. Allan, The Book-Hunter at Home[1], 2nd edition, London: Philip Allan & Co., page 64:
- There is, however, one habit of reading which has become almost a social evil; and that is the habit of reading newspapers which many indulge in, morning, noon, and night.
- 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 18, in The China Governess[2]:
- ‘Then the father has a great fight with his terrible conscience,’ said Munday with granite seriousness. ‘Should he make a row with the police […]? Or should he say nothing about it and condone brutality for fear of appearing in the newspapers?
- (uncountable, countable) A quantity of or one of the types of paper on which newspapers are printed.
- Synonym: newsprint
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
publication
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paper on which newspapers are printed
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Verb[edit]
newspaper (third-person singular simple present newspapers, present participle newspapering, simple past and past participle newspapered)
- (transitive) To cover with newspaper.
- She newspapered one end of the room before painting the bookcase.
- (intransitive, transitive) To engage in the business of journalism (usually used only in the gerund, newspapering)
- He newspapered his way through the South on the sports beat, avoiding dry towns.
- (transitive, obsolete) To harass in newspaper articles.
- He was newspapered out of public life.
Usage notes[edit]
- The harass sense is usually in passive constructions.
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